“The enemy will be defeated, victory is for Novorossiya”
When will Novorossiya go on the offensive? Ukrainian security forces have already almost completely violated the letter of the Minsk agreements. The Ukrainian Armed Forces do not hesitate to shell the cities of Novorossiya with heavy artillery and constantly provoke militia troops. Dozens of civilians and soldiers of the LDPR armies are dying, but the troops of Novorossiya do not go on the offensive, limiting themselves to counterattacks. This causes bewilderment and irritation, both among the population and among the militia fighters. A militiaman with the call sign “Kuznets”, who passed through the battle route through Kramatorsk, Snezhnoye, Starobeshevo and Donetsk airport, spoke about when the next active phase of the conflict will begin and Novorossiya will go on the offensive.
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“PolitNavigator”: What makes the armed forces of the LDPR today endure provocations from the Ukrainian security forces?
Blacksmith: Novorossiya is forced to adhere to the Minsk agreements: Western countries apply double standards and simply do not notice violations on the part of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, but if violations follow from the LDPR, then the world community will immediately howl, and its hands will be free to provide military assistance to Ukraine.
“PolitNavigator”: This cannot go on forever - after all, tens and hundreds of civilians are dying, infrastructure is being destroyed...
Blacksmith: Civilians have somewhere to run - either to Russia or to the rear, and the fact that they remain in their homes is their choice. As for the militia, they are forced to expect a full-scale attack from the Ukrainian security forces. The Ukrainian Armed Forces dug in well in their positions; Novorossiya simply does not have enough forces to easily break through their defenses. The losses will be too high - the Debaltsevo experience has shown how difficult it is to storm a fortified area.
“PolitNavigator”: So what to do? Just passively wait until the Ukrainian Armed Forces go on the offensive?
Blacksmith: Most likely, this will be the case. In the end, the “dill” simply have no other choice - they are simply not able to support the army for years, so they will force events. And for now, the DPR leadership can only go for targeted clearing of positions from which Donetsk is being shelled.
“PolitNavigator”: Today, many analysts or people from here who sympathize with Novorossiya accuse the DPR government of almost treason, due to the fact that the Ukrainian security forces have been destroying Donetsk and Gorlovka for almost a year now, and the republic allegedly does not want or cannot withdraw the front line further.
Blacksmith: All these analysts, as a rule, were in Novorossiya only in the deep rear with humanitarian cargo, and they saw the front line only through binoculars. Therefore, all their opinions are not worth a damn. As for the “natives”, I know one main “native”, thanks to whom the Ukrainian troops almost took Donetsk - this is the so-called Strelkov. It was he who left his positions in Slavyansk and fled all the way to Donetsk, abandoning city after city. If they hadn’t stopped him, he would have run further. And now, when he is far from exploding shells, “Kotych” suddenly became very brave and gives advice and criticizes to everyone. Every shell that exploded in Donetsk is his merit.
“PolitNavigator”: Most people think differently...
Blacksmith: Most people know nothing and believe what is imposed on them.
“PolitNavigator”: So what should the population of the LDNR do?
Blacksmith: It's best to leave. In the near future, the shelling will become increasingly heavier. By and large, this is almost Kyiv’s last attempt to defeat Donbass on its own. Then they will have to either give up or simply send cannon fodder to slaughter - they have practically no equipment left. And Western curators will have to make a decision: either “merge” the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Kyiv, or start openly supplying weapons. It may well be that the geopolitical alignment will change significantly this summer. Our job is to wait. We are unlikely to go on the attack, but we will not give up our ground either. In addition, the last time the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ offensive ended with us significantly gaining territory and equipment. I think it will be the same this time.
“PolitNavigator”: In general, no one is leaking anyone?
Blacksmith: Forget this word altogether. This well-known alarmist every week in May-June fell into hysterics that everything was lost and we were being “leaked.” But in reality, those who simply have nothing to do here have merged. As for the rest, Novorossiya has gone through a lot, and will go through everything that is necessary for the sake of victory.
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